Environmental Technician I

Veolia in North America is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country’s largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. Veolia helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Veolia has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across North America.

About the role

The Environmental Technician consolidates, treats, stores, packs, transports and/or disposes of hazardous waste in accordance with environmentally responsible and compliant practices, policies, and procedures. Maintain detailed and accurate records.

Responsibilities

• Segregate and package material for transport.
• Assist in maintaining inventory and storage of hazardous materials in accordance with applicable regulations, policies, practices and procedures.
• Operate fork trucks and other mobile equipment to move containers to and from storage and treatment areas and to load/unload trailers.
• Complete required documentation accurately, timely and legibly in accordance with applicable regulations and customer policies, practices and procedures.
• Perform other reasonably related tasks as assigned by management.

Requirements

• 2+ years of prior experience working with hazardous materials
• High School diploma or General Educational Development (GED) required
• Ability to operate equipment, including a forklift and pallet jack
• Visual acuity to read labels and documentation; depth perception to safely drive forklifts
• Ability to hear vehicle warning chimes and alarms
• Ability to work outdoors in all climate conditions and indoors in non-climate-controlled conditions
• Willingness and ability to wear company-issued personal protection equipment including safety glasses, hard hat, steel toed shoes, gloves, Tyvek coveralls, and respirator

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic computer skills to complete web-based training
• Ability to understand and respond to written and verbal English
• Ability to predictably and regularly attend work during scheduled hours
• Must be willing and able to occasionally work nights, weekends and variable schedule(s) as necessary
• Ability to deal politely and professionally with customers and coworkers

Pay

Pay rate starts at $22.00 per hour.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid volunteering opportunities
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan (commencing no later than January 1, 2027)
• Sick leave: 24 hours
• Observed holidays: 2 floating days and 8 paid holidays
• Vacation: 112 hours

Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.